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65 Articles found on Friday, 19 February 2010
Dearer cauliflowers fuel inflation
19-02-2010
LONDON – Mervyn King must be cheesed off. The Bank of England Governor had to write another letter on Tuesday to the government explaining why inflation was so high - and cauliflowers were partly to
readBank reform may have US$220 bn capital hit
19-02-2010
LONDON - Top banks will need an extra US$221 billion of capital and see annual profits slump by US$110 billion if all proposed regulations to reform the industry are brought in, leading analysts have
readGold slips on IMF sales news
19-02-2010
LONDON - Gold slipped towards US$1,100 an ounce in Europe on yesterday after the International Monetary Fund’s announcement that it was opening up a planned sale of 191,3 tonnes of bullion to the open
readCreating fashion in absolute silence
19-02-2010
IN the middle of Katutura behind a shebeen in Omongo Street sits Flavio Luntala (42) behind his sewing machine. Inside the little workshop it is deadly quiet as he and his assistant Julia Kulo work to
readDiamond vessel for Sonnberg
19-02-2010
NAMIBIAN Resources has entered into an exclusive three month option agreement with the owner of an offshore diamond recovery ship for the purchase of the ship, which accounted for diamond sales of
readCosatu steps up fight on inflation policy
19-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s trade union movement yesterday renewed its demand for inflation targets to be scrapped, dismissing Treasury suggestions that the framework would focus more than before on
readEconomy prompts fresh look at US socialist bank
19-02-2010
BISMARCK, North Dakota - It has no automatic tellers or drive-up windows, doesn’t issue credit cards, and tends only a few thousand checking and savings accounts. Its only location is a glass,
readColumnists ‘should be able to offend’
19-02-2010
LONDON – Britain’s press watchdog said yesterday it had dismissed complaints over a newspaper article which described the death of gay Boyzone singer Stephen Gately as not “natural”, saying columnists
readUN’s climate chief Yvo de Boer quits
19-02-2010
AMSTERDAM – Yvo de Boer, the top UN climate change official, said yesterday that he was resigning after nearly four years, a period when governments struggled without success to agree on a new global
readGerman shoe fetishist jailed
19-02-2010
BERLIN – An unemployed German man has been sent to a secure psychiatric unit after attacking seven women and stealing their high-heeled shoes to fuel his apparent fetish, authorities said yesterday.
readFewer airline crashes in 2009, but more deaths
19-02-2010
WASHINGTON – Fewer airline crashes occurred around the world in 2009 than during the previous year, but deaths were up, an industry group said yesterday.There were 18 fatal airline accidents last year
readObese woman gives birth
19-02-2010
BUCHAREST – A 25-year-old woman weighing 240 kilograms gave birth to her first baby yesterday at a hospital equipped to treat obese people. “The baby is the fruit of the love between me and my future
read20 000 Kenyans still in camps two years after riots
19-02-2010
NAIROBI – More than 20 000 Kenyans made homeless by riots following the country’s disputed 2007 elections are still living in makeshift camps, a human rights commission said, warning that tensions
readDubai: Hamas slaying nearly ‘100 per cent’ Mossad
19-02-2010
DUBAI - Dubai investigators are nearly “100 per cent” certain that Israel’s Mossad spy agency was behind the hit squad slaying of a Hamas commander, the police chief said as the number of suspects
readMVA On Accident Payouts
19-02-2010
KINDLY allow us space in your newspaper to respond to a letter published in your newspaper dated February 12, 2010 in the Readers’ Letters section.Firstly, I wish to take the opportunity to thank the
read‘Please Sir, May I Have A Textbook?’
19-02-2010
PLEASE allow me some space in your popular newspaper. I have a school-going little brother, who is keen to get educated. Recently I found out that there are some classes where there are no textbooks
readDon’t Try To Disarm Farmers
19-02-2010
ACCORDING to an article in New Era of 15/2/2010, the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Libertina Amathila, recently referred to “the number of farm attacks and murders during 2009, where criminals used
readReasons For Lack Of Volunteerism
19-02-2010
GWEN Lister’s political perspective in The Namibian of February 12, 2010 was worth reading, but yet did not fully address the reasons behind the perceived passivity that many Namibians harbour towards
readThanks To A Thoughtful Officer
19-02-2010
I WAS standing in the middle of a long queue at the Conduct Certificate Department in Windhoek, Thursday, 11 February at 15h00. My hope to proceed to the counter before 16h00 when they close was
readLift Entry Point For VAT
19-02-2010
I THINK it is high time that the entry point for becoming a VAT receiver should be lifted. N$200 000 income before expenses and tax is way too low. It places a huge administrative burden on small and
readCorrect Me If I’m Wrong
19-02-2010
CALL me an idiot, call me a sentimental old fool, but don’t say I am a racist if I criticise the current Government and compare them to the pre-independence government. The reason I am doing this is
readNamibia Gem Scam Proliferates
19-02-2010
IN reference to the article dated 19.01.10 – ‘Gem scam at Spitzkoppe’. In addition to the gem scam at Spitzkoppe small miners market, one should also be aware of what is going on in Windhoek and
readThe Plans That Take Forever
19-02-2010
OUR country is not in a good shape. Recent revelations of an over 50 per cent unemployment rate paint a dark picture and show that action needs to be taken, and quickly, to try and turn things around.
readTo Fullfill The Promise Of Freedom Swapo Must Pick A Minority For President
19-02-2010
IN my column last week, I raised the macro-level discussions about tribalism and our inability to transcend such logic in our interactions and the allocation of resources.If such macro-level
readAvert orphans catastrophe
19-02-2010
OPENING the first session of Cabinet towards the end of last month, President Hifikepunye Pohamba called on ministers to cast their eyes “further on the horizon towards the future” as they continue to
readThe Dearth Of Economists And Economics In Namibia
19-02-2010
IN a classic essay published in 1963, the economist Dudley Seers bemoaned the inability of fellow economists to rise to the demands of their epoch. He wrote: “Economists seem very slow in adapting
readMeme Saara Kanalelo e tu thiga po
19-02-2010
OMUPANGI a tseyika nawa meme Saara Kanalelo, ano Seesitela Kanalelo gwomOngwediva noshowo momukunda Oshipumbu popepi nOupumako mOshitopolwa sha Shana okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shOpaumwena
readHerbert Nkasi ota ti ye ke na ondjo medhipago lyuunona we uyali
19-02-2010
OMULUMENTU gwoomvula 38 gwomomukunda Ncumnca muuningininuuzilo wa Nkurinkuru mOshitopolwa sha Kavango, Herbert Cimu Nkasi oshiwike shika oku li ta pangulwa mOmpangu yOpombanda mOshakati, noshowo yilwe
readOmandiki gaaNdowishi oga, gamombinga
19-02-2010
ONKULUNTU Minista, Nahas Angula okwa ti omandiki gopapolitika gakwatathana nongundu ta yi pangele moNdowishi otaga kongo okulundulula epangelo moNamibia, na okwa ti aakalelipo yago moNamibia oyo
readUunamiti muka ina wiihwapo nawa
19-02-2010
OMUYALULI gwomambo giimaliwa yepangelo ota ti ethimbo ele ndyoka aavu haya tegelele opo ya mone epango miipangelo nuupangelo uushona wepangelo, omahala giilonga geli 935 gaana aaniilonga
readEshongo melandulo mezimo lyaakwaWitbooi
19-02-2010
ELENGA lyokulipo mewiliko lyezimo lyaakwaWitbooi, Christiaan Rooi,okwa ti omalongekidho okutala kutya olye ta landula nakusa Hendrik Witbooi ongo omuleli, ota li tulwa mumwe nopolitika.Rooi okwa popi
readIifendela kiikwamakaya nomalovu ya gumu aaNamibia
19-02-2010
AALANDI naalongithi oyendji yomakaya nomalovu ota ya ka futa oshindji oku za oshiwike shika opo ya vule oku hila omakaya nenge okunwa omalovu, konima sho Ominista Yiimaliwa ya South Africa,Pravin
readEhala lyokuhonga uuwe ta li tungwa moKatutura
19-02-2010
NONANDO oshikondo shokawe natango otashi nana nondatu, eyadhimo lyokawe ota li ende ta li galuka.Eyadhimo lyokawe ota li ka shela, unene okushitalela miilonga yokuhonga nokupusha okawe mevi
readDrogba, Essien, Eto’o up for top award
19-02-2010
ALGERIA, Ivory Coast and Ghana were announced as nominees for the African National Team of the Year.The possible winners of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards, which also chooses the
readRooney faces his former side
19-02-2010
LONDON – Wayne Rooney’s two goals against AC Milan have taken his Manchester United tally for the season to 25 and now he goes to face the club where he started his career.The former Everton striker
readIndia scores dramatic win over SA
19-02-2010
CALCUTTA – India claimed a dramatic win in the dying minutes of the second test against South Africa yesterday, squaring the series 1-1 and retaining top spot in the test cricket rankings.India won by
readOshana in hunt for coach
19-02-2010
OSHAKATI – The Oshana Second Division under the auspices of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) is looking for a coach to train the region’s under-20 team this year.Oshana regional co-ordinator of
readInjuries felt in Super 14
19-02-2010
WELLINGTON – Injuries and suspensions are already affecting the week-old Super 14 rugby tournament, influencing selections and threatening performance.Few teams emerged from the first round unscathed
readAthletes go for Yellow Pages series
19-02-2010
NAMIBIA will have four athletes competing in the first leg of the Yellow Page Series in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, tomorrow.Hitjivirue Kaanjuka, Tjipekapora Herunga, Globien Muyova and Daniel
readNo shortcuts in world of boxing
19-02-2010
IF one looks at Namibian boxing on the surface, the trade is doing exceptionally well especially in the paid ranks, but there are countless dirty dealings and a somewhat high degree of tension growing
readFootball Fixtures
19-02-2010
Southern Stream First Division Saturday, Feb 20 14h00: Tura Magic v Giant Stars – Unam 16h00: Monitronic College v Desert Rollers - Unam 16h00: SFC v Blue Boys – SFC Std. 14h00: Fedics
readSMSes of Friday 19 February 2010
19-02-2010
* WHEN is Namibia going to get an advertising standards authority? From witchdoctors claiming to cure anything and everything, MTC claiming megabyte per second Internet speeds and Pupkewitz
readWomen a valuable national resource
19-02-2010
NAMIBIAN women are a key national resource which, if tapped into, could mean a critical step towards true democracy and meaningful development in Namibia.Rosa Namises of Women’s Solidarity Namibia
readUnlocking genetic secrets could change medicine
19-02-2010
A MEDICAL revolution might be in store after the sequencing of the complete genetic codes of five southern Africans, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and four Namibian San, !Gubi, G/aq’o, D#kgao and
readTraining institute for civil servants
19-02-2010
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula tabled a bill for the establishment of a training institute for public administration and management in Parliament on Thursday.The new building for the institute was
readTraining for radio journalists needed
19-02-2010
MEDIA educators and professionals, as well as representatives of intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Friday highlighted the need for the establishment of a
readTight security for weekend rallies
19-02-2010
THE Police have requested that Swapo and the Rally for Democracy and Progress coalition separate their rallies for this weekend to avoid violence.Politicians from Swapo and the RDP confirmed yesterday
readPolice to probe RDP plot claims
19-02-2010
THE Police have started investigating allegations by the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) of an assassination plot against opposition leaders.The Namibian was reliably informed that the Police
readRadio Wave’s ‘Waking Crew’ suspended
19-02-2010
LOYAL Radio Wave listeners, who tuned in yesterday morning to listen to their favourite ‘shock-jock’ duo – the Waking Crew’s Jarret Loubser and Christine ‘Mossie’ Mostert – were instead met with a
readPatients are top priority
19-02-2010
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services is committed to a serious restructuring and a renewed focus on the patient as the motivating factor behind all ministerial actions.“The patient and our
readMeasles outbreak reported in Oshikoto Region
19-02-2010
THERE has been a measles outbreak in the Okankolo Constituency of the Oshikoto Region, Regional Councillor Josef Iimbili has announced on NBC Oshiwambo Radio.He said the villages most affected were
readNamibia’s ‘living museums’ preserve traditional culture
19-02-2010
WITHIN the next two weeks Namibia will have five living museums. Three San museums and a Mafwe museum have already been established and a Damara museum near Twyfelfontein will be opened in the next
readKeetmans property office in shambles
19-02-2010
THE Keetmanshoop Municipality CEO, Paul Vleermuis, has acknowledged that the town’s property records are “a mess”, but added that he had “inherited” the system. Vleermuis responded to public claims
readGovt gets serious about gender equality
19-02-2010
MOST African societies are still conservative about the role of girls and women in society and boys and men are regarded as being superior to females, Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has
readStrategic plan for fisheries adopted
19-02-2010
A FIVE-YEAR strategic plan for the fishing industry was launched at Swakopmund on Thursday.The aim of the document is to improve the management of the fishing sector strategically involving all
readEfundja approaches from Angola
19-02-2010
ALTHOUGH it is not raining in northern Namibia at the moment, the seasonal efundja floodwater has been spotted at villages near the Angolan border in the western part of the Ohangwena Region.People
readBoN to regulate bank charges
19-02-2010
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) will soon regulate fees charged by banks. Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday tabled amendments to the Payment System Management Act of 2003, which will
readRamblers in for a run
19-02-2010
RAMBLERS have little choice but to produce a miracle when they face a mean African Stars side when they clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tonight. Kick-off is at 20h00. After their disastrous 4-0
readMugabe threatens to leave Kimberley Process
19-02-2010
HARARE – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe this week threatened to sell the country’s diamonds outside the Kimberley Process (KP) and endorsed the controversial empowerment laws announced last
readUS: Nato controls Marjah’s key roads, government centres
19-02-2010
MARJAH – United States and Afghan forces have taken control of the main roads, bridges and government centers of the Taliban haven of Marjah, the top Marine commander in southern Afghanistan said
readNWR’s Aupindi pockets board fees
19-02-2010
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) boss Tobie Aupindi has been pocketing hefty sums in “unethical” board fees. Aupindi raked in N$76 100 between 2007 and 2008 in board fees from the cash-strapped
readNo bad intentions, Germans say
19-02-2010
THE two German foundations that were severely criticised by Prime Minister Nahas Angula on Wednesday about the way they observed Namibia’s elections last year say they did not have any bad intentions
readNCCI wants investors checked
19-02-2010
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) yesterday called on Government to ban “piecemeal type” foreign investors who don’t create jobs or boost economic growth, but rather “kill” existing
readNotable Quotes
19-02-2010
SHE would not be a sponger. We would regard her as a good addition. – Nick Griffin, leader of the far right British National Party, on hearing controversial Australian right wing politician was
readPolitical Perspective
19-02-2010
THERE’S little doubt that the One on One NBC-TV interview with now-controversial Deputy Minister of Local Government Kazenambo Kazenambo has got the country talking! And it was probably the most
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